Most of those who go into government are control freaks -- they seek to use the power of government to compel others to do what they say.
They need an ever expanding dependent class. Hence, the insatiable need to take more and more of the hard-earned income of real Americans.
Government at all levels should be scaled back at least 80% -- Liberty will once again flourish. But, alas that wont happen. What awaits us is ever encroaching tyranny -- until the system collapses.
> Main Street Fairness Act
But Main Street will still be paying the same tax as before? Why not cut it?
Normally the way it works is:
If your business is located within the boundaries of a state, anything you sell comes under a state sales tax unless you sell to an exempt entity and/or have a legal paper of some kind they sign claiming a legal sales tax exemption.
How ever, if you sell to the XYZ company in Florida and your company is in Texas there is no Texas sales tax involved UNLESS “the company has a presence in Texas.” That means they have an outlet/retail store/or any other business of any kind in Texas. Then, you must get a sales tax exemption from that company (the home office or owner) claiming a legal exemption from Texas sales tax.
It’s not complicated. However, I give you the law in Texas...not in other states.
We are going to need the extra money to support all the suffering refugees.../s
“Click-through” nexus is an interesting theory, but it will be litigated.
Keep in mind what the state is asking of vendors when they force them to collect indirect taxes.
The vendor is being forced by the State to act as an agent for the State. Let that sink in for a minute. The state says, “I am going to take over a part of your business and make you take on another job: being my tax collector. If you don’t, I’m going to shut you down. When you do, I’m going to audit you and fine you if you apply my ridiculously impossible tax code incorrectly.”
The whole logic behind the nexus requirement is that this is a huge imposition on a vendor. No state has the power to FORCE a person to do a job for that state if they don’t have a connection to that state.
Arguably, with “click-through” nexus standards, very small vendors with no intention of focusing on the market in Michigan could be forced (according to Michigan) to become a tax collector for Michigan.
You never know how the courts will look at this.
Had the SAME PROBLEM here in Texas. One of Perry’s Republican CRONY CAPITALIST’s ‘friends’ signed a deal that caused Texans to spend Hundreds of Millions of dollars more in sales taxes. Pretty damn SICK, when imposed by a REPUBLICAN.